Pacquiao vs Cotto: Manny Grabs Some UK Help

[JM1]

what division is that guy from?

[Frank Martin]

HE should hire Junior Witter as his sparring partner

[jetgeomcx]

sparring partners

the primary attribute of the sparring partner is his similarity in fyting style of the opponent. or he can at most immitate how the opponent fyts. this is how you solve the timing of your foe. the weakness in defense is emphasized here, over and over, so that manny can time cotto for that opening.

mcmillan's switching stance was mentioned, just like how cotto sometimes switch from orthodox to southpaw.

second characteristic is when the trainor/fyter wants to improve/hone/polish on his own style. Antillon was used for the ricky fyt not because he immitates ricky's style...rather to make manny real sharp and alert in his reflexes. roach opined that no way ricky beats a "sharp" manny.

another consideration, like for manny, is sparring with bigger partners. manny developed his punching resistance by sparring with welters and jr.middlewts when he prepared for oscar and ricky. although admittedly, his punching resistance is not tested yet.... can't blame manny there. but it is true that he sometimes let his sparmates **** him hard in the body while leaning on the ropes. there was a brief moment in round 2 when ricky threw 4-5 combos to manny's body, on ropes....replay the fyt. perhaps we will see cotto do more in this department.

[jetgeomcx]

what division is that guy from?

can't find him either in my searches....
anybody knows......knock! knock!

[briggs33]

can't find him either in my searches....
anybody knows......knock! knock!

i think he is a 22 yr old welter...5'10 southpaw record of 9(1)-1(0)-1..lost first fight of career..i found this on boxrec and he is the only gary mcmillan that fits...i hope they hava better sparring partner than this guy..actually i hope they dont

[alexmtalon]

wHO THE f..K IS THIS GUY!

[jetgeomcx]

i think he is a 22 yr old welter...5'10 southpaw record of 9(1)-1(0)-1..lost first fight of career..i found this on boxrec and he is the only gary mcmillan that fits...i hope they hava better sparring partner than this guy..actually i hope they dont

u hope but then u don't....hahaha
thanks for the info, brah!!

[Eaner0919]

For those of you who don't know, sparring partners are used for 2 to 3 rounds tops, then a new partner comes in fresh... He doesn't have to be great fighter, just someone that will give it his all when he is fighting his rounds.

um usually its 3-4 rounds sometimes 5 depending on how many sparrers are in camp.

[savorduhflavor]

Cotto no longer turns southpaw enough to warrant a southpaw sparring partner.

[prsi]

you don't have to have a good or great fighter to use as a sparring partner.

some crappy fighters are great for sparring while some great fighters make for crappy sparring partners.

they've used him as a sparring partner before. they know what he brings to the table.

it's not like cotto brings anything to the table skillwise anyway.

why bring a good sparring partner, it just a tune up anyways?

Do you 2 (Pink and Talisayen)really beleive that???

For those of you who don't know, sparring partners are used for 2 to 3 rounds tops, then a new partner comes in fresh... He doesn't have to be great fighter, just someone that will give it his all when he is fighting his rounds.

Well said!!!

Pac should take Cotto seriously, starting from chosing his sparring partners..

Cotto no longer turns southpaw enough to warrant a southpaw sparring partner.

This will be a fight the both fighters might need to adjust during the course of the fight and eventhough i agree that Cotto doesn't turn much to southpaw lately who will never know for this fight.
I beleive Freddie is just being the good trainer that he has been and preparing his fighter for all possible scenarios.